CASE REPORT A 71-year-old man was admitted to the cardiac unit having had a syncopal episode whilst eating lunch. During the meal he felt nauseated, dizzy and faint and then lost consciousness. After rapid spontaneous recovery he complained of further nausea and vomited until hospital admission. There were no epileptiform movements during the syncope. For the previous year he had had almost dai...

CLINICAL CASE A 29-year-old woman presented with a subjective sensation of ocular asymmetry from several months beforehand. Ophthalmological exam showed 3,5 mm right enophthalmos and light hypoglobus. CT (Computerized Tomography) scan showed a collapsed maxillar sinus, and a thinned inferior orbital wall. The diagnosis of silent sinus syndrome was made. An endoscopic maxillary antrostomy with u...

OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to compare the clinical characteristics of patients with carotid sinus syndrome who presented with falls with those who presented with syncope. BACKGROUND Carotid sinus syndrome presents with both falls and syncope. The reasons for this differential presentation are unknown, but amnesia for loss of consciousness may be the underlying cause. METHODS Two grou...

OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to compare the clinical characteristics of patients with carotid sinus syndrome who presented with falls with those who presented with syncope. BACKGROUND Carotid sinus syndrome presents with both falls and syncope. The reasons for this differential presentation are unknown, but amnesia for loss of consciousness may be the underlying cause. METHODS Two ...

BACKGROUND Familial sick sinus syndrome is associated with gene mutations and dysfunction of ion channels. In contrast, degenerative fibrosis of the sinus node tissue plays an important role in the pathogenesis of acquired sick sinus syndrome. There is a close relationship between transforming growth factor-β1 mediated cardiac fibrosis and acquired arrhythmia. It is of interest to examine wheth...

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